The treatment of rare diseases requires medicines categorised as ‘orphan’ drugs, which are mostly imported and cost a patient anything between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 4 crore per year.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
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Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
This is definitely a serious issue, a middle or lower class family cannot afford to pay such huge money for medications,which becomes a burden to them financially,……..in few advanced countries like US and UK, the government takes care of ALL the medical expenses… We are not asking this….from the government.. So requesting to spare the basic needy… And charge the luxurious want items.
The said specialty drugs for rare diseases are directly sold to customers by doctors or their middleman. Ordinary chemists i.e. so called traders do not deal with specialty drugs. They generally sell medicines having cost up to Rs 2000.
The large margins on specialty drugs is usurped by physicians. Companies are involved in unhealthy practice. Most of the specialty drugs for Cancer, Kidney ailment, Arthritis, Rheumatology etc. are the examples for this. The Government should do it at the earliest in public interest.
This is definitely a serious issue, a middle or lower class family cannot afford to pay such huge money for medications,which becomes a burden to them financially,……..in few advanced countries like US and UK, the government takes care of ALL the medical expenses… We are not asking this….from the government.. So requesting to spare the basic needy… And charge the luxurious want items.
The said specialty drugs for rare diseases are directly sold to customers by doctors or their middleman. Ordinary chemists i.e. so called traders do not deal with specialty drugs. They generally sell medicines having cost up to Rs 2000.
The large margins on specialty drugs is usurped by physicians. Companies are involved in unhealthy practice. Most of the specialty drugs for Cancer, Kidney ailment, Arthritis, Rheumatology etc. are the examples for this. The Government should do it at the earliest in public interest.